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BRITISH, 19TH Century. [Insect Studies]. Ca. 1820 Bird Type_Birds of Prey and that we accustom ourBRITISH, 19TH CENTURY [Insect Studies] Inscribed top left: June 20. 1820. Watercolor on paper 12 x 9 1 2" framed This graceful watercolor, dated June 20, 1820, presents a meticulously observed study of insects and their host plant, rendered in the precise and luminous style characteristic of early nineteenth century British natural history illustration. The sheet depicts a branching stem with patterned leaves, accompanied by two delicately rendered